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"Rejoice! It's Lent." If you have always felt that way, but have been taught that Lent is supposed to be a somber, mournful time -- if you've always believed that "Because Jesus lives in us, we face Lent with joy in our hearts" -- you will appreciate Carl Hoefler's new collection of seventeen refreshingly upbeat sermons for Lent and Easter.nnnnWithin this collection are sermons for every Cycle C First Lesson text during Lent and Easter in the Common lectionary, including:nn• Names, Not Numbersnn• The Secret of Survivalnn• Holy Hungernn• The Symphony of Godnn• No Grey Areasnn• The Same New Jesusnnand eleven more.nnnnUse these complete sermons as they are presented -- or as creative inspiration for your own original messages.nnnnRichard Carl Hoefler is Professor of Preaching and Worship and Dean of the Chapel at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina. He is a graduate of Wittenberg University and Hamma School of Theology, both in Springfield, Ohio. He received a Master's degree from Princeton University and the Doctor of Divinity degree from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia.